Former Bulldog and current Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward acknowledged that he has never second-guessed his decision to leave Butler early and enter the NBA Draft. Hayward also made sure to note that he is pulling hard for the Bulldogs to cut down the nets on Monday evening.

Connecticut

Much has been made of Kemba Walker‘s spectacular season and Jeremy Lamb‘s breakout in the tournament, but Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Alex Oriakhi share a bond that goes back to before Walker even set foot in campus.

Houston has been good to UConn during Jim Calhoun‘s tenure, as the city was home to Jake Voskuhl, Emeka Okafor and Hasheem Thabeet before the three players made their respective trips up to Storrs. The Huskies are looking for Houston to give them another great memory.

If UConn is the last team standing in Houston, one question sure to be asked surrounds Jim Calhoun’s future with the university. And if the end of his coaching career is nigh, who might succeed him? Former Husky player and current assistant Kevin Ollie might lead that list.

Head coach John Calipari has a well-deserved controversial reputation, but he also has a reputation of being very successful. Kentucky is hoping that Calipari can put the controversy behind him and be the successful leader of the Wildcats for many years.

He has already made clutch plays versus Princeton and Ohio State, so it would be unreasonable to believe that Brandon Knight doesn’t have the ability to make a game-changing shot at some point this weekend.

Virginia’s governor, Bob McDonnell, is encouraging state employees to dress down on Friday – provided their casual clothing displays VCU gear. More than 1,000 Richmond residents gathered to see the Rams off to Houston on Wednesday.

On campus, VCU spirit is at fever pitch. The campus bookstore reports over 20,000 t-shirts sold since the Rams sent Kansas packing from San Antonio on Sunday and 2,000 students attended a pep rally before the team departed to the Final Four.